JP4634443B2 - 変形可能な通信装置 - Google Patents
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- インタフェースユニット(30)とケーシング(20)とを回転自在に接続する保持部品(130)を含むヒンジ機構(100)である変形構造体(40)により、該インタフェースユニット(30)とケーシング(20)とが接続された通信装置(10)であって、
前記保持部品(130)は、
一端部(172、182)において前記インタフェースユニットに回転自在に装着され、別の端部(173、183)において前記ケーシング(20)に回転自在に装着された2つのアーム(170、180)を有し、
前記変形構造体(40)は、
前記インタフェースユニット(30)が収容される前記ケーシング(20)の凹部(160)内に配置され、
前記インタフェースユニットは、
前記凹部(160)内の側壁(167、168)に対向する側面(163、164)に、前記アーム(170、180)の長軸方向の長さに対応する長さの切り欠き部(161、162)を有していることを特徴とする通信装置(10)。 - 前記変形構造体(40)は、前記アーム(170、180)の端部(173、183)が、前記凹部(160)内の側壁(167、168)に配置された穴に接続されることにより、前記ケーシング(20)の凹部(160)内に配置されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の通信装置(10)。
- 前記ケーシング(20)の凹部(160)内の側壁(167、168)には、前記アーム(170、180)を係止するための突起部が配されていることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の通信装置(10)
- 前記保持部品は、前記インタフェースユニット(30)の貫通孔に配置された軸(130)であり、前記アーム(170、180)は、前記軸の両端部にそれぞれ装着されていることを特徴とする請求項2または3に記載の通信装置(10)。
- 前記インタフェースユニット(30)は、2つのディスプレイ(70、150)を具備することを特徴とする請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載の通信装置(10)。
- 前記インタフェースユニット(30)及び前記変形構造体(40)は、前記インタフェースユニット(30)が第1の終端位置と第2の終端位置との間を動作するように回転自在に配置され、各終端位置において、前記インタフェースユニット(30)及び前記変形構造体(40)は、前記凹部(160)内に配置されることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の通信装置(10)。
- 前記インタフェースユニット(30)及び前記変形構造体(40)は、少なくとも第3の位置を提供するように配置され、前記インタフェースユニット(30)は、ユーザが前記インタフェースユニット(30)が有する2つのディスプレイ(70、150)のうちの第2のディスプレイ(150)を利用可能な状態で、前記第1の終端位置と前記第2の終端位置との間に位置決めされ、前記通信装置(10)の前記凹部(160)の底面に配置されたキーボード(300)は、前記インタフェースユニットが前記第1の終端位置から回転することにより露出されるよう構成されていることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の通信装置(10)。
- 前記通信装置は、前記ケーシング(20)に対する前記インタフェースユニット(30)の現在の位置を識別し、前記インタフェースユニット(30)の相対位置に応じて、前記2つのディスプレイ(70、150)に表示されたデータを配列し、または方向を規定し、あるいはその両方を行うプロセッサ(85)を更に具備することを特徴とする請求項5に記載の通信装置(10)。
- 前記アームは、前記凹部(160)の底面に略平行な第1の終端位置と第2の終端位置との間の略180度の範囲を回動可能であることを特徴とする請求項1乃至5のいずれか1項に記載の通信装置(10)。
- 前記切り欠き部(161、162)の厚みは、前記アーム(170、180)の短軸方向の長さに対応していることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の通信装置(10)。
- 前記アーム(170、180)は、
前記第1の終端位置及び第2の終端位置に回動した場合に、その先端部の位置が、前記ケーシング(20)の幅方向の側面の位置と略一致するように、その長軸方向の長さが規定されており、かつ、
前記第1の終端位置及び第2の終端位置に回動した場合に、前記凹部(16)に収容された前記インタフェースユニット(30)の上面の位置と略一致するように、その短軸方向の長さが規定されていることを特徴とする請求項10に記載の通信装置(10)。
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EP04009487.2 | 2004-04-22 | ||
EP04009487A EP1589728B1 (en) | 2004-04-22 | 2004-04-22 | A transformable communication device |
US56960204P | 2004-05-10 | 2004-05-10 | |
US60/569,602 | 2004-05-10 | ||
PCT/EP2005/002778 WO2005104504A1 (en) | 2004-04-22 | 2005-03-16 | A transformable communication device |
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JP2007534242A JP2007534242A (ja) | 2007-11-22 |
JP4634443B2 true JP4634443B2 (ja) | 2011-02-16 |
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US (1) | US20080125191A1 (ja) |
EP (1) | EP1589728B1 (ja) |
JP (1) | JP4634443B2 (ja) |
KR (1) | KR20060134160A (ja) |
CN (1) | CN1947406A (ja) |
AT (1) | ATE382232T1 (ja) |
DE (1) | DE602004010882T2 (ja) |
WO (1) | WO2005104504A1 (ja) |
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CN1947406A (zh) | 2007-04-11 |
JP2007534242A (ja) | 2007-11-22 |
US20080125191A1 (en) | 2008-05-29 |
DE602004010882T2 (de) | 2009-01-02 |
ATE382232T1 (de) | 2008-01-15 |
WO2005104504A1 (en) | 2005-11-03 |
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